Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. ~ Thessalonians 5:11 Welcome to Prayer Vigil Friday! Another Friday is here. Another week has passed. Now is the perfect time to reflect back on your week. Now is the perfect time to reflect back on the lives of […]

Philippians 4:8-9 Fill your day today with powerful thoughts, with freeing thoughts, with loving thoughts. Say a prayer of thanks, take a deep breath. Step outside, look up at the sky and smile…. And think about such things as these… Whatever is true, “If we once learn how to apply this never failing test of […]

I read a fantastic devotional this morning on the Proverbs 31 Ministries website. This is a great site for women and I encourage you to check it out. I have been working on my Prayer Vigil Friday post and happened to get this devotional in my inbox. When I read it, I knew that I […]

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.~ Deuteronomy 6:5 This morning I picture you sleepily opening your eyes to the morning, waking up along with the sun. Butterflies dance in your stomach as you remember the date you made this morning. With anticipation, […]

I’ve been cleaning out my closets in preparation for our special new addition and I came across 20 of the prettiest little greeting cards. I must have bought them over two years ago but never used them (I do the same thing with Christmas cards). I know how much it brightens my day to receive […]

God called the light ‘day,’ and the darkness he called ‘night.’ And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. ~ Genesis 1:5 The first day. How many memorable first days do we go through in our lives? Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. I’ve seen that phrase on […]

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” ~ Matthew 8:5 The Pure of Heart. There are a number of different ways we identify things or experiences that we consider to be pure. Last summer I had just such an experience that was very enjoyable to me. I heard the local college […]